© Ewing Galloway
VESUVIUS VORACIOUSLY VOICES ITS VEXATION

Vesuvius in 79 A.D. destroyed Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum. Excavation has unearthed
these buried cities which are treasure houses for the archeologists. Vesuvius often sprinkles
a layer of ash over the land that the Campanian farmer in great haste plows under to
quicken its decomposition. A layer of ash two inches thick is considered a great blessing.

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